David H. Levy's Evening Stars: Nature reaches for the stars
November 2010: A rare bloom grows ever higher and closer to the skies.
Contributed by David H. Levy
Published:
September 27, 2010
 The author's agave americana grows steadily taller in front of his observatory in these before and after pictures, taken just a few weeks apart.
Photo by Wendee Levy
I first noticed its skinny peak as it nudged above the tall surrounding leaves. With each passing day, it grew several inches, climbing and
climbing until now it soars dozens of feet above the ground, always striving for the boundless heavens. It's a thrill to pass it each night, its sheer size always a pleasure to behold.
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